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Hannes Lorenzen
About Hannes Lorenzen
Hannes Lorenzen was senior adviser to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Parliament in Brussels and Strasbourg from 1985 to 2019. Before starting his career in the European institutions, he carried out research, coordination and evaluation work on rural development projects with the Technical Service of the German Government. On the international level Hannes Lorenzen is co-founder of Genetic Resources Action International (www.grain.org) and co-president of the European Rural Development Network Forum Synergies (www.forum-synergies.eu). He is also co-founder of PREPARE, the "Partnership for Rural Europe" network for Central and Eastern European Member States (www.preparenetwork.org), serving as chairman and president until 2016. He co-founded ARC2020 and is its president since 2016. Closer to home, Hannes chairs a local rural development organization on his home island of Pellworm in North Friesland, Germany, which works o organic farming, renewable energy production, soft tourism and nature protection projects in a local dimension.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Hannes Lorenzen a Ă©tĂ© conseiller auprès de la Commission de l’Agriculture et du DĂ©veloppement Rural du Parlement EuropĂ©en Ă  Bruxelles et Ă  Strasbourg de 1985 Ă  2019. Avant d’entamer sa carrière au sein des institutions europĂ©ennes, il a effectuĂ© des travaux de recherche, de coordination et d’évaluation de projets de dĂ©veloppement rural au sein du service coopĂ©ration du gouvernement allemand. Au niveau international, Hannes LORENZEN est co-fondateur de Forum Synergies, rĂ©seau europĂ©en de dĂ©veloppement rural (www.forum-synergies.eu). Il a cofondĂ© ARC2020 et en est le prĂ©sident depuis 2016. Hannes prĂ©side aussi une organisation locale de dĂ©veloppement rural sur son Ă®le natale de PELLWORM, en Allemagne. Cette organisation travaille sur des projets d’agriculture biologique, de production d’énergie renouvelable, de tourisme doux et de protection de la nature Ă  l’échelle locale. Sur l’île il est aussi engagĂ© avec des jeunes agriculteurs dans le dĂ©veloppement et la reproduction des semences paysannes en bio et la biodiversitĂ© en agriculture. Hannes a toujours vu l’agriCulture française au cĹ“ur de l’intĂ©gration europĂ©enne. L’amour et le respect des français pour leurs paysans et l’apprĂ©ciation de la “bonne bouffe” ont aussi Ă©tĂ© une flammèche pour se lancer dans cette nouvelle aventure du projet “La rĂ©silience de nos compagnes” de ARC2020. MĂŞme si un petit virus empĂŞche Hannes de voyager pour l’instant, il est dĂ©jĂ  en route pour rencontrer plein de monde qui bouge pour une transition juste et attirante…
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Maghreb: food security, rural development & migration

November 11, 2014 Hannes Lorenzen

Southern Mediterranean Food Security Straddles Interests & Policies from both the Maghreb and EU. […]

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Empowering Rural Stakeholders in the Western Balkans

October 8, 2014 Hannes Lorenzen

Commissioner Ciolos: “Empowering local communities and stakeholders is an imperative in Europe today.” […]

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The original CSA? interview with Ryoko Shimizo of SEIKATSU

August 17, 2014 Hannes Lorenzen

Back in 1965, a Japanese Consumer Co-Operative Union initiated the next level of connectivity between producers and consumers. […]

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